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Title

  • Epistole [et] Euangelii [et] Lectioni vulgari in lingua toschana.

Other Title

  • Epistolae et Evangelia

Summary

  • This devotional book in Italian ('the language of Tuscany'), published in 1495 by Piero Pacini da Pescia (active, circa 1495-1514), is considered the greatest Florentine illustrated book of the 15th century. It contains 144 large woodcuts, all but eight original to this text, 24 small images of saints and prophets, and a series of 14 different border styles. The large number of images, along with the quality of the designs and execution, make this work a treasure of Florentine design and one of the truly important sources for the study of the Renaissance woodcut. The title leaf is one of the most striking of the period and reflects the influence of Florentine painting on woodcut composition. This influence is also visible in the large woodcuts, where the styles of the artists Donatello, Alessandro Botticelli, and Domenico Ghirlandaio can be identified. In addition to compositional format, the woodcuts exhibit convincing representations of the human form in motion and nearly always succeed in focusing the attention of the viewer on the dramatic action of the Gospel story. This volume is one of two known copies of the book. This copy is from the Rosenwald Collection of the Library of Congress. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Morgiani, Lorenzo de', active 1490-1500, printer.
  • Pacini, Piero, active 1495-1514, printer.
  • Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958, former owner.
  • Petri, Johann, active 1472-1498, printer.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Florence, Lorenzo Morgiani and Johannes Petri, for Piero Pacini, 27 July 1495.

Headings

  • -  Italy--Florence

Genre

  • Incunabula--Italy--Florence--1495

Notes

  • -  LC copy imperfect: leaf vii wanting; several leaves repaired.
  • -  Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, E-94
  • -  IGI 3702
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 298
  • -  Perrins, C.W.D. Italian book-illustrations and early printing, 90
  • -  Reichling, D. Appendices ad Hainii-Copingeri Repertorium bibliographicum, 1514 (variations)
  • -  Sander, M. Livre à figures italien depuis 1467 jusqu'à 1530, 2568
  • -  LC copy: Provenance: C.W. Dyson Perrins (bookplate).

Medium

  • [1], ii-cxxii, [2] leaves. woodcuts: illus., initials. 27.4 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. 1495 .B57

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 47044050

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Morgiani, Lorenzo De', Active , Printer, Piero Pacini, Charles William Dyson Perrins, Johann Petri, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Epistole et Euangelii et Lectioni vulgari in lingua toschana. Florence, Lorenzo Morgiani and Johannes Petri, for Piero Pacini, 27 July, 1495. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/47044050/.

APA citation style:

Morgiani, L. D., Pacini, P., Perrins, C. W. D., Petri, J. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1495) Epistole et Euangelii et Lectioni vulgari in lingua toschana. Florence, Lorenzo Morgiani and Johannes Petri, for Piero Pacini, 27 July. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/47044050/.

MLA citation style:

Morgiani, Lorenzo De', Active , Printer, et al. Epistole et Euangelii et Lectioni vulgari in lingua toschana. Florence, Lorenzo Morgiani and Johannes Petri, for Piero Pacini, 27 July, 1495. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/47044050/>.